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John Richardson

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John Richardson

Born January 19, 1934 · Worthing, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Died January 5, 2021 · aged 86

John Richardson (January 19, 1934 - January 5, 2021) was an English actor, who appeared in movies from the 1950s until the 1990s. He appeared in many Italian films, including Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960). His best known role was perhaps in One Million Years B.C. (1966), in which he played a grunting caveman who fell in love with Raquel Welch. He had small roles in the remake of The 39 Steps (…

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One Million Years B.C.One Million Years B.C. · 1966
One Million Years B.C.
★ 6.21966
MovieAdventureFantasy
As the Earth wrestles with its agonizing birth, the peoples of this barren and desolate world struggle to survive. Driven by animal instinct they compete against the harsh conditions, their giant predators, and warring tribes. When two people from opposing clans fall in love, existing conventions are shattered forever as each tribe struggles for supremacy and Man embarks on his tortuous voyage of civilization.
Black SundayBlack Sunday · 1960
Black Sunday
★ 7.41960
MovieHorror
A vengeful witch, Asa Vajda, and her fiendish servant, Igor Jauvitch, return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant: Katia. Only a handsome doctor with the help of family members stand in her way.
On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverOn a Clear Day You Can See Forever · 1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
★ 6.71970
MovieFantasyRomance
Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers, wants to quit smoking to please her fiancé, Warren. She goes to a doctor of hypnosis to do it. But once she's under, her doctor finds out that she can regress into past lives and different personalities, and he finds himself falling in love with one of them.
Anna: the Pleasure, the TormentAnna: the Pleasure, the Torment · 1973
Anna: the Pleasure, the Torment
★ 4.91973
MovieDrama
A beautiful but poor young girl finds all the money and material goods she never had when she becomes the girlfriend of a crime boss, but soon learns that there is a price to be paid for that kind of life.
The ChurchThe Church · 1989
The Church
★ 6.11989
MovieHorror
In a Gothic cathedral built on the mass grave of a Teutonic purge, an ancient discovery by the new librarian will release an unholy maelstrom of madness, violence, and demonic vengeance.
SapphireSapphire · 1959
Sapphire
★ 7.01959
MovieMysteryCrime
Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects -- including the girl's white boyfriend and his disapproving parents -- the detectives wade through a stubbornly entrenched sludge of racism and bigotry.
The League of GentlemenThe League of Gentlemen · 1960
The League of Gentlemen
★ 7.11960
MovieComedyCrime
Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the cupboard, is short of money, and is a service-trained expert in his field. The job is a bank robbery, and military discipline and planning are imposed by Hyde and second-in-command Race on the team, although civilian irritations do start getting in the way.
SheShe · 1965
She
★ 5.61965
MovieAdventureFantasy
The lost city of Kuma is ruled by the cruel, arrogant, beautiful queen, Ayesha, gifted with eternal life. She lures Leo Vincey into her world, seeing in him the reincarnation of the lover she long ago murdered in a fit of violent jealousy. Against all advice Leo is determined to stay and Ayesha persuades him to bathe in the flame of eternal youth... with disastrous consequences.

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